Court awards woman $500,000 for her contribution to estranged husband`s post-breakup business success
(WorldNews New Zealand)

A woman has been awarded $500,000 after claiming she played a part in her estranged husband`s post-breakup business success. A High Court at Christchurch written decision from Justice Nicholas Davidson said Anne-Marie Findlay claimed she had, through her marriage, made `significant` direct and indirect contributions to Scott Findlay`s prosperity after their breakup. He, however, claimed she had done nothing to contribute to the success of his new companies. Anne-Marie Findlay left her husband in July 2010. At that time the building business they had both owned for 22 years, Findlay Construction, was on the verge of collapse. Her husband had started Scott Findlay Builders (SFB) three months...